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A 2.0 cm tall object is placed 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. What is the size and nature of the image?
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Options:
  • A 4 cm, real
  • B 4 cm, virtual
  • C 1.0 cm, real
  • D none of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 4 cm, real


According to new cartesian sign convention, Object distance, u=15 cm Focal length of the concave mirror, f=10 cm Height of the object, hO=2 cm
According to mirror formula, 1v+1u=1f
1v=1f1u=110115=110+115
or v=30 cm.
The image is formed at a distance of 30 cm from the mirror on the same side of the object. It is a real image.
Magnification of the mirror, m=vu=hIhO
(30)15=hI2hI=4 cm.
Negative sign shows that image is inverted. The image is real, inverted, of size 4 cm at a distance of 30 cm in front of the mirror.

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